Piotrków-Trybunalski, PolandFriday, June 26, 2009.
Trip Across Eastern Europe DAY #12
Now the drive back home from the Ukraine border. Remember how I said that we were able to watch the cool lightning and thunder storm while we waited at the Ukraine border? Well, right after the border we had to drive through it. It was not just some storm. It was a huge storm, with lightning every other second, torrential downpour of rain and huge gusts of wind. We just wanted to make it to a gas station to use the restroom.
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All of the sudden, there were huge tree limbs all over the road that we had to dodge, and flash floods that we were driving through. It was probably the worst storm I’ve ever had to drive through. There was a truck with Ukrainian tags right in front of us that we followed very close to, as it parted many deep waters in front of us, that we otherwise may have been stuck in. I felt as though this truck was driven by an angel sent to help us through. I even named him, our “Ukraini-angel.” We followed him until he turned down a street near a gas station. We stopped to use the restroom and eat a peanut butter sandwich. Then decided to hit the road again, praying for God’s favor and protection once again. Amazingly, we caught up to our “Ukraini-angel” once again and followed him for hours through the storm. We thanked God for this truck, and finally passed him as the weather had cleared about half way through our trip back home. We made it back home after 3:00 am, and were just dead to the world. What a stressful end of our trip across Eastern Europe, yet God sustained us through it all. I’m sure we will face many stressful situations as missionaries in Africa and elsewhere. We just “count it all joy.”
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Overall, we had a great journey these last two weeks...The divine connections and the friendships we were able to make. God is so good to us. Thank you all, once again, for your prayers for us as missionaries. We know that we are so loved and supported.
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Overall, we had a great journey these last two weeks...The divine connections and the friendships we were able to make. God is so good to us. Thank you all, once again, for your prayers for us as missionaries. We know that we are so loved and supported.
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Christian Young
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